Sexuality in Medieval Europe: Doing Unto Others Doing Unto Others
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Routledge Chapman & Hall
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
April 2012
Verlag
Routledge Chapman & HallSeitenzahl
256
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-415-69388-2
Using a wide collection of evidence from the late Antique period up until the fifteenth century, this informative and intriguing volume illustrates how sex in medieval times was understood, not as something that two people did together, but as something that one person did to another. Consequently, gender roles and identities were seen very differently from the ways our society defines them.
Challenging the way the Middle Ages have been treated in general histories of sexuality, the author shows how views at the time were conflicted and complicated; there was no single medieval attitude towards sexuality any more than there is one modern attitude. The well-known lusty priest and the 'repressed' penitent have their roles to play, but set here in a wider context these figures take on fascinating new dimensions. Focusing on 'normal' sexual activity as well as what was seen as transgressive, the chapters throw these classifications into focus, covering topics such as chastity, sex within marriage, the role of the church, and non-reproductive activity.
This new edition brings the book up to date with the burgeoning scholarship in this area, now includes illustrations and an extended range of examples, and increased coverage of Jewish and Islamic cultures in Europe.
Combining an overview of research on the topic with original interpretations, Sexuality in Medieval Europe is essential reading for all those who study Medieval History, or who have an interest in the way sexuality and sexual identity have been viewed in the past.
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